Wedding Wednesday - Busch Gardens Howl o Scream Engagement Photos by Roberts Imagery

A few months ago, I attended the one and only bridal show I will attend as a bride to be with my Newlywed friend Jen. All I can say is thank god there was a bar. Jen was kind enough to attend with me although her big day was less than a month out. Other than leaving with a nice buzz, I did accomplish something on this day. I found an amazing photographer located in Tampa, whose wedding portfolio stopped me in my tracks - Joe from Roberts Imagery.

Last Wednesday, Joe shot our engagement shoot at Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream, Tampa. While most little girls dream of Prince Charming taking them away in a pumkin carriage on the day they imagine becoming a bride, I dreamt of ghosts, goblins and vampires. While that vision has changed a bit as an adult, I still love Halloween and this is one of the reasons many we are getting married in New Orleans. A bit of Halloween elegance in a historic city of love.

When Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream announced their new haunted house - Death Water Bayou, a house located deep in the bayou with a homage to New Orleans, I knew we had to get engagement photos done here.

Zombies and the Voodoo Queen were used throughout the shoot, giving it the perfect Halloween spook. As mentioned in my 2013 review on Howl-O-Scream, we were beyond impressed with the Death Water Bayou house. Without further ado, here is Gabe and my engagement shoot at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Howl-O-Scream by Roberts Imagery.

 

 

 

What do you think? This photo shoot was beyond anything my imagination dreamed of. The photos Joe took will be perfect alongside our elegant engagement session at Oak Alley Plantation we took earlier this summer. We were very impressed overall with the staff of Busch Gardens and the professional / creativity of Roberts Imagery.

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Engagement Session - Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana

I received a sneak peek of our engagement photos taken at Oak Alley Plantation. The 20 photos we have received so far are stunning and are very excited to see the rest of the session. Our photographer, Austin of Photo225, was awesome to work with. He made us both very comfortable and we instantly requested for him to be one of our wedding photographers.

One thing I suggest for anyone getting engagement (or wedding photos) done - use pinterest as much as possible prior to your shoot. Google poses, backdrops, props, etc. and pin it to an engagement board. When we arrived to the plantation, Austin asked if there were any specific shots we wanted and I pulled out my phone, showing him nearly 20 photos I liked from other couples at Oak Alley. This really helps the photographer get your vision and also means you will get photos you want.

Upon arriving at Oak Alley, Gabe ad I were both very nervous and awkward. Luckily for us, Oak Alley serves delicious and strong Mint Juleps, which we both promptly ordered and downed. Off we went!

One photo we knew we had to have was one on the balcony over looking the Oaks. The canopy oaks at Oak Alley Plantation are breathe taking and I LOVE the way this shot turned out.

Another favorite was our peek a boo behind the tree kissing shot. This shot was inspired by a photo I found on pinterest. This was not the easiest photo to take and it took quite a few times to perfect.

This photo is the new background on my phone!

It was very hard to pick out favorites from the sneak peek! I can only imagine what will happen when we receive the full disk of photos! Here are a few other photos of Oak Alley Plantation that we loved. 

From romantic to spooky: Stay tuned in a few weeks for our "fun" engagement shoot! It seemed as the stars aligned for us.....we love Busch Gardens, Halloween and New Orleans, so it goes without saying that we were ecstatic to learn there would be a Louisiana themed haunted house this year at Howl O Scream!! We are fortunate to be able to take a few engagement photos in the Death Water Bayou with the Voodoo Queen! These photos will be taken by the very talented Joe Roberts of Roberts Imagery. Since our wedding is a month away from Halloween with the location set in the voodoo capital, I think the entire set up may be perfect!

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